Details of experts' and consultants' reports commissioned by the Department during 2008 are set out in the following table.
Reports commissioned during 2008
Name of Reports
|
Date Finalised (or state ongoing if not yet complete)
|
Cost/Estimated Cost
|
|
|
€
|
Internal Penetration and Social Engineering Project
|
May 2008
|
23,500
|
Strategic Review of the Client Eligibility Services (CES) of the Department of Social and Family Affairs
|
September 2008
|
368,573
|
Strategic Review of Customer Facing Services
|
December 2008
|
183,781
|
Review of the Activation and Family Support Programme
|
March 2009
|
96,751
|
Review of IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes in IS Services
|
December 2008
|
19,965
|
Report of the Expert Medical Group on Domiciliary Care Allowance
|
December 2008
|
8,517
|
Report on Green Paper Consultation Process
|
September 2008
|
13,552
|
Impact of Pension Reform Options
|
October 2008
|
3,448
|
Quality Assessment on VFM Review of Information Services
|
May 2009
|
8,334
|
Report on Indoor Air Quality in Government Building in Dundalk
|
July 2008
|
5,445
|
Air Quality in Goldsmith House
|
July 2008
|
6,159
|
Family Income Supplement Uptake Research
|
November 2008
|
65,606
|
National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) Evaluation
|
On going
|
*104,000
|
Measurement of Consistent Poverty
|
On-going
|
*240,933
|
*Expected Costs — Reports to be finalised.